As a Climax

108 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jack Merlin Another Red and Black Effect a red card and a black card are selected, after the shuffle the deck is separated and in one hand are all red cards and the black selection and in the other hand vice versa
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
11
Arthur H. Buckley The Four Bandits Experiment No. 43 - Jacks are produced, inserted in middle and come to top, deck is separated in reds and blacks
 		1946
Card Control
213
Paul LePaul Color Segregation
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
169
Edward Marlo 76-76-67-67 no selection, using faro shuffle, with variation that ends in red-black separated deck
Related toVariations 1958
Faro Notes
29
Walter Rollins The Time Machine time machine themed routine
  • small deck changes into large one (Micro Macro)
  • red and blacks separate
  • burnt matches
  • torn and restored bills
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
37
Edward Marlo Follow Up red black separation of deck
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 6 Effects)
4
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge red-black separation after riffle shuffle with location combo, gilbreath
 		Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
37
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
21
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
16
Ron Ferris Dynamite with red black separation climax
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
23
Lin Searles Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 9)
430
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Deal Jog red/black separation except named quartet (aka "The Great Divide")
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972
The Great Divide
1
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
175
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
63
Gene Finnell Strictly to Enhance Your Imagination Aces lost and found, then two selections found and deck separated into reds and blacks, faro
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
36
Al Stevenson, Stewart Judah Stripper Deck Location Color separation with two selections
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
30
David Carré The Card Expert multiphase routine, fullstack
 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
366
Brother John Hamman 2 Shuffles Harry red black kicker
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 8)
85
Jon Racherbaumer Push-thru Failure Triumphs
1978
Arch Triumphs
29
Father Cyprian The Spectrum Effect two card prediction from half the deck, all other cards red
Inspired by
  • "Colorincidentally" (Tony Chaudhuri, "Bedazzled!", 1977, p. 31)
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 3)
1085
Stewart Judah Rot-Schwarz-Stripper-Kartenfinden Color separation with two selections
Also published here 1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
105
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Triple Triumph red black kicker and four king production
Related to June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
207
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
17
Stephen Minch San-Sub
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
572
Don England Very Simple R/B Triumph red-black separation climax
 		1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs)
21
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Firestorm Two top cards of freely cut to packets are divined, one ahead, red black separation kicker
 		1982
Best of Friends
513
Ian Land Getting Lost in the Shuffle Hofzinser Ace Trick combined with Triumph, optional red black separation climax
 		Aug. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 5)
1044
Richard Kaufman Every Everywhere two selections, each appears "on top, bottom, in center", red-black kicker
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
95
Ken De Courcy Any Which Way Slop shuffle triumph, deck is shown to fix themselves, red-black separation, except for four reversed Aces, cards are separated during slop shuffle
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
16
Bill Kalush Trapped Triumph combination of Triumph and Sandwich effect, deck in order with card in correct position, with variations
Related to 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
28
George Pierce, Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Flying Colors No. 14, deck riffle shuffled twice by spectator, yet it separates into colors
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
21
Ron Ferris "X To See"
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1151
Brother John Hamman New Shuffles Harry starting with shuffled deck
Related to Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
362
Leslie A. LeViness Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1259
Christoph Borer Schwarz und Rot slop shuffle triumph, colors are separated and named card is found among contrasting colors
 		1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
6
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
78
Helmut Ziegler Öl und (W) Asse (r) deck is dealt into four hands and every packet cut, top card used to count down in packet and four Aces are found, then after riffle shuffle separation of red and black cards
  • Asse
  • Öl und Wasser
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 8)
4
Lennart Green Presentation of a simple Camouflage Trick trick during which 1-2-Separation is executed, selection ends up in half of opposite color
 		1989
1-2 Separation
5
Lennart Green Four Aces Red/Black aces end up in half of opposite color, 1-2-Separation
 		1989
1-2 Separation
6
Brother John Hamman Two-Shuffles Harry begins with shuffled deck
Related toAlso published here 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
87
Brother John Hamman The Pesky Card triumph with red-black kicker and selection to pocket finale
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
89
Edward Marlo Magnetic Ace & Color Separation aces stay on top even though faro shuffled into deck, deck is shuffled into red-black separation
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
15
Karl Fulves Hideout selection vanishes from packet, the reappears again
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
38
T. Page Wright The Red and the Black card selected, deck shuffled and returned, deck shown shuffled, then top half shown from one color except selection
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
183
Karl Fulves Second Approach Miraskill-type effect, but repeat has different outcome with same make-up of cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992
Deceptive Practices
51
Aldo Colombini Crazy Horse two cards chosen from twenty-card packet, two packets eventually formed, one all red with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • Ron Ferris
Also published here
  • Spaghetti Magic lecture notes
 Dec. 1992
Profile (Issue 11)
1
Peter Duffie Remember and Don't Forget Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired byVariations 1992
Obsession
1
Ron Ferris Kr-Ace-Y Kolors in a course of a strange 4 ace effect
Variations Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2175
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2255
Peter Duffie Everything under Control color separation climax
Inspired by Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
6
Red and Black Flourish cards openly separated, are shuffled, still shown separated, also as two card location
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1125
Jack Carpenter Red/Black Rollover
Inspired by 1994
Castle Collection
5
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
161
Peter Duffie Divisory Capacity
Inspired byVariations 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
69
Lennart Green Finding a Chosen Card selection is in half of opposite color, application of GAS
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
12
Lennart Green Production of the 4 Aces Aces appear in halves of opposite color, application of GAS
 		1995
The Green Angle Separation
13
John Scarne, Bill Simon, Karl Fulves True Colors No. 2, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all of one color face-up, except two selections
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
3
Joshua Jay This Is The Hard Part!
Oct. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 10)
2703
Michael Kaminskas Triumphant Return red/black separation kicker
Variations 1996
Miracle Material
7
Larry Jennings Red/Black Shuffle Revelation red/black kicker
Inspired by
  • a trick of Milt Kort's
 1997
Jennings '67
113
Richard Vollmer Thrice Nice divided deck, see also p. 2819
 		Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2737
Peter Duffie The Master Cards Spectator and magician each have five cards, card selected in each packet, packets combined and re-dealt; each packet is now four of same color and one of the other color, odd card out is the selection
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
 1997
Effortless Card Magic
30
Peter Duffie Divided We Lie Lie Detector with two selections in two piles, kicker where selection is different color from rest of the packet
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
48
Peter Duffie Remembrance Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
132
Edward Marlo, Don May Dealing With the Aces II Aces on top, two faro shuffles given, Aces are still on top, deck ends red-black separated
  • Second Method (Edward Marlo - Don May)
  • Third Method (Edward Marlo - Don May)
  • Fourth Method (Edward Marlo)
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
10
Joshua Jay That's The Hard Part Find two four of a kinds, and deck separates into red-black
Also published here 1998
A Teen's Routines
26
Joshua Jay That's the Hard Part All three mates of selected card found, along with four Kings. Deck ends up separated by color.
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
76
Doug Conn Long Distance Call to the Colors with full deck separation climax
 		1999
Tricks of my Trade
90
Lee Asher Not Impressive divided deck
 		2001
Hand Jobs
15
Harry Lorayne The Great Divide named quartet removed, it is used to separate deck into colors, updated handling
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
579
Harry Lorayne Special Bonus Rising Crime assembly with Jacks, then Aces show up and deck is separated in reds and blacks
Variations 2001
Personal Collection
609
Brother John Hamman Alternating Triplet three-phase card location with red-black separation climax
 		Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
40
Wolfgang Moser Öl & Wasser 3&3, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
131
Terry LaGerould Unforgettable Triumph with red/black separation climax
 		2001
Pasteboard Presentations II
31
Darwin Ortiz Ultimate Oil & Water 3&3, deck seperation and remix climax
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
158
Karl Fulves Thots Intersect signed selection lost, two other cards chosen and lost, one half put in left and one in right jacket pocket, performer removes the two later selections from pocket, then two mates named by performer, one half removed, they turn out to be all black cards except signed selection that is between named mates
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
199
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter two cards chosen from two halves come together, open push-through, reds and blacks separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
13
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Anti-Matter Revisited two cards transpose in push-through failure, colors separate
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
14
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Odd Men Out two cards chosen, they turn to be odd-backed cards in color-separated deck
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
101
Eric Mead 3 Piece Combo Aces cut to, lost and found again, color separation kicker with Aces in wrong halves
Also published here 2003
Collexion
21
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
32
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Moving Colors packet, two selections (one red, one black) end up in odd-colored pile, pseudo-CATO
 		2004
Diamonds from Coal
93
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Also published here May 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)
32
Eric Mead Three-Piece Combo Aces cut to, lost and found again, color separation kicker with Aces in wrong halves
Related toAlso published here 2006
Tangled Web
65
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here July 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 7)
24
Andi Gladwin Red/Black to the Future
Also published here 2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
34
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
442
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking the Aces Aces lost, then found with counting procedure and dice, deck separated in suits
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
376
Jeff Pierce, Ryan Schlutz The Untouchables
  • number of reds in one pile equals blacks in other pile
  • small packet OOTW with two spectators
  • two-card location with red black separation of packet
Inspired by 2011
Making the Cut
119
Karl Fulves Triptych two cards chosen, two piles dealt and performer reads out loud all the cards, spectators name the piles with their selections, performer divines cards, they transpose into other pile and are only odd-backed ones
Inspired byRelated to 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
603
Karl Fulves Free Mix position of Joker predicted even though spectator influenced the overhand shuffle, then Aces found, red/black separation retained
 		2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 9)
64
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Detection Plus Colour Separation
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
20
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish I cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired byVariations 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
617
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish II cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
618
Darwin Ortiz Rouge et Noir aces lost and found, then colors separate
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
157
Karl Fulves Star Brite spectator finds Aces (Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control) and separates cards in reds and blacks
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
649
John Guastaferro Stock Exchange cuts to mix face-up/face-down by spectator, red-black-separation as finale
 		2013
Discoveries & Deceptions
31
Harry Lorayne Color Gathering Plus assembly on packets with Jacks, then Aces show up and deck is separated in reds and blacks
Inspired by
  • Special Bonus (Harry Lorayne, 2001)
  • "The Colorful Assembly, Spectator-Cuts-Aces, Trick" (Harry Lorayne, Classic Collection Vol. 1, 2005)
 2015
JawDroppers!
108
Harry Lorayne 8451 Plus stacking to formula, red-black separation kicker
Inspired by 2015
JawDroppers!
169
Nancy Colwell Pseudo Riffle Stacking Pseudo riffle stacking demo, with deck separated into red/black as kicker
 		2017
A New Angle
53
Harry Lorayne Simplified Swain, Plus Aces lost and found with free-cut principle, colors separated, two selections found
Inspired byAlso published here 2017
JawDroppers! Two
126
Andi Gladwin Red/Black to the Future
Inspired byAlso published here 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
159
Curtis Kam It Can't Be Done Any Faster Matching the Cards, quick Ace Cutting and red-black separation in fifteen seconds
 		Nov. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 8)
205
Chiam Yu Sheng Triumph's Return red/black separation kicker, in-the-hands
Inspired by Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
422
Nathan Gibson Nathan's Oil Closer deck separation climax, double-faced deck
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
404
Juan Tamariz The One-Armed Tribute routine performed one-handed with both hands simultaneously, one half on either side
  • Phase 1 - Ambitious Cards (deck cut in half, top card of both halves shown with one hand each and put in center of the half, they come back to top)
  • Phase 2 - Stop Together (cards lost in both halves again, both dealt simultaneously and spectator says stop, both cards are at that position)
  • Phase 3 - Slop Shuffle (tabled slop shuffle triumph with two halves, both done one-handed)
  • Phase 4 - Through the Table (both cards lost again, they travel through the table from each half)
  • Encore - Color Separation
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 3
16
Juan Tamariz Grand Poker Demonstration "Vernon Formula Plus"
  • I. Blackjack
  • II. Four Kings
  • III. Four Aces
  • V. The Vernon Poker Demonstration - The Formula
  • The Icing on the Cake: Total Color Separation
Inspired by 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 3
34
Chiam Yu Sheng Triumph's World red/black separation kicker, in-the-hands slop shuffle
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1088